Sugar Content of Popular Foods
(USDA recommends that the average eat no more than 10 teaspoons of sugar per day)
Center for Science in the Public Interest, August, 1999
Sugar Content of Popular Foods
(USDA recommends that the average eat no more than 10 teaspoons of sugar per day) |
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| FOOD | TSP% | Daily Value | |
| Snickers bar, 2.1 oz. | 5¾ | 58 | |
| TastyKake Honey Bun, 3¼ oz. | 6 | 60 | |
| Lowfat fruit-flavored yogurt, 8 oz. | 7 | 70 | |
| Entenmann's Chocolate Fudge Cake, 3 oz. | 8½ | 85 | |
| Burger King Cini-minis w/icing,* 4.7 oz. | 9½ | 95 | |
| Pepsi, 12 oz. | 10¼ | 103 | |
| Pancake syrup, ¼ cup | 10¼ | 103 | |
| Hostess Lemon Fruit Pie, 4½ oz. | 11½ | 115 | |
| McDonald's Vanilla Shake,* 20 oz. | 12 | 120 | |
| Cinnabon,* 7½ oz. | 12¼ | 123 | |
| Sunkist Orange Soda, 12 oz. | 13 | 130 | |
| McDonald's McFlurry with Butterfingers,* 10 oz. | 13¾ | 138 | |
| Strawberry Passion Awareness Fruitopia, 20 oz. | 17¾ | 178 | |
| Dairy Queen Mr. Misty Slush,* 32 oz. | 28 | 280 | |
| Sources: Manufacturers, USDA, CSPI analyses and/or
estimates. Center for Science in the Public Interest, August, 1999 |
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